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Children Discover Arithmetic; An Introduction to Structural Arithmetic, Revised & Enlarged Edition
Children Discover Arithmetic An Introduction to Structural Arithmetic Revised Enlarged Edition Author:Stern, Catherine and Stern, Margaret B. The principles of structural arithmetic as set forth in this book were developed and tested in close association with Max Wertheimer, the great psychologist and philosopher and leading exponent of the Gestalt school of psychology at the New School for Social Research. Dr. Stern's method of teaching arithmetic starts with activities natural to al... more »l young children; she never imposes adult conventions on them.
Catherine and Margaret Stern demonstrate the development of mathematical thinking in children from their first number concepts up to their understanding of the binary number system. They give their pupils a solid foundation for "mastery in arithmetic" through experiments with structurally adequate materials.« less